## GtkAboutDialog

GtkAboutDialog — Display information about an application

## Synopsis

    #include <gtk/gtk.h>

                GtkAboutDialog;
    GtkWidget*  gtk_about_dialog_new            (void);
    const gchar* gtk_about_dialog_get_name      (GtkAboutDialog *about);
    void        gtk_about_dialog_set_name       (GtkAboutDialog *about,
                                                 const gchar *name);
    const gchar* gtk_about_dialog_get_version   (GtkAboutDialog *about);
    void        gtk_about_dialog_set_version    (GtkAboutDialog *about,
                                                 const gchar *version);
    const gchar* gtk_about_dialog_get_copyright (GtkAboutDialog *about);
    void        gtk_about_dialog_set_copyright  (GtkAboutDialog *about,
                                                 const gchar *copyright);
    const gchar* gtk_about_dialog_get_comments  (GtkAboutDialog *about);
    void        gtk_about_dialog_set_comments   (GtkAboutDialog *about,
                                                 const gchar *comments);
    const gchar* gtk_about_dialog_get_license   (GtkAboutDialog *about);
    void        gtk_about_dialog_set_license    (GtkAboutDialog *about,
                                                 const gchar *license);
    const gchar* gtk_about_dialog_get_website   (GtkAboutDialog *about);
    void        gtk_about_dialog_set_website    (GtkAboutDialog *about,
                                                 const gchar *website);
    const gchar* gtk_about_dialog_get_website_label
                                                (GtkAboutDialog *about);
    void        gtk_about_dialog_set_website_label
                                                (GtkAboutDialog *about,
                                                 const gchar *website_label);
    const gchar* const * gtk_about_dialog_get_authors
                                                (GtkAboutDialog *about);
    void        gtk_about_dialog_set_authors    (GtkAboutDialog *about,
                                                 const gchar **authors);
    const gchar* const * gtk_about_dialog_get_artists
                                                (GtkAboutDialog *about);
    void        gtk_about_dialog_set_artists    (GtkAboutDialog *about,
                                                 const gchar **artists);
    const gchar* const * gtk_about_dialog_get_documenters
                                                (GtkAboutDialog *about);
    void        gtk_about_dialog_set_documenters
                                                (GtkAboutDialog *about,
                                                 const gchar **documenters);
    const gchar* gtk_about_dialog_get_translator_credits
                                                (GtkAboutDialog *about);
    void        gtk_about_dialog_set_translator_credits
                                                (GtkAboutDialog *about,
                                                 const gchar *translator_credits);
    GdkPixbuf*  gtk_about_dialog_get_logo       (GtkAboutDialog *about);
    void        gtk_about_dialog_set_logo       (GtkAboutDialog *about,
                                                 GdkPixbuf *logo);
    const gchar* gtk_about_dialog_get_logo_icon_name
                                                (GtkAboutDialog *about);
    void        gtk_about_dialog_set_logo_icon_name
                                                (GtkAboutDialog *about,
                                                 const gchar *icon_name);
    void        (*GtkAboutDialogActivateLinkFunc)
                                                (GtkAboutDialog *about,
                                                 const gchar *link,
                                                 gpointer data);
    GtkAboutDialogActivateLinkFunc gtk_about_dialog_set_email_hook
                                                (GtkAboutDialogActivateLinkFunc func,
                                                 gpointer data,
                                                 GDestroyNotify destroy);
    GtkAboutDialogActivateLinkFunc gtk_about_dialog_set_url_hook
                                                (GtkAboutDialogActivateLinkFunc func,
                                                 gpointer data,
                                                 GDestroyNotify destroy);
    void        gtk_show_about_dialog           (GtkWindow *parent,
                                                 const gchar *first_property_name,
                                                 ...);

## Object Hierarchy

      GObject
       +----GtkObject
             +----GtkWidget
                   +----GtkContainer
                         +----GtkBin
                               +----GtkWindow
                                     +----GtkDialog
                                           +----GtkAboutDialog

## Implemented Interfaces

GtkAboutDialog implements AtkImplementorIface.

## Properties

      "artists"              GStrv                 : Read / Write
      "authors"              GStrv                 : Read / Write
      "comments"             gchararray            : Read / Write
      "copyright"            gchararray            : Read / Write
      "documenters"          GStrv                 : Read / Write
      "license"              gchararray            : Read / Write
      "logo"                 GdkPixbuf             : Read / Write
      "logo-icon-name"       gchararray            : Read / Write
      "name"                 gchararray            : Read / Write
      "translator-credits"   gchararray            : Read / Write
      "version"              gchararray            : Read / Write
      "website"              gchararray            : Read / Write
      "website-label"        gchararray            : Read / Write

## Style Properties

      "link-color"           GdkColor              : Read

## Description

The GtkAboutDialog offers a simple way to display information about a program like its logo, name, copyright, website and license. It is also possible to give credits to the authors, documenters, translators and artists who have worked on the program. An about dialog is typically opened when the user selects the `About` option from the `Help` menu. All parts of the dialog are optional.

About dialog often contain links and email addresses. GtkAboutDialog supports this by offering global hooks, which are called when the user clicks on a link or email address, see `gtk_about_dialog_set_email_hook()` and `gtk_about_dialog_set_url_hook()`. Email addresses in the authors, documenters and artists properties are recognized by looking for `<user@host>`, URLs are recognized by looking for `http://url`, with `url` extending to the next space, tab or line break.

To make constructing a GtkAboutDialog as convenient as possible, you can use the function `gtk_show_about_dialog()` which constructs and shows a dialog and keeps it around so that it can be shown again.

## Details

### GtkAboutDialog

    typedef struct _GtkAboutDialog GtkAboutDialog;

The GtkAboutDialog struct contains only private fields and should not be directly accessed.

### gtk_about_dialog_new ()

    GtkWidget*  gtk_about_dialog_new            (void);

Creates a new GtkAboutDialog.

Returns : | a newly created GtkAboutDialog

Since 2.6

### gtk_about_dialog_get_name ()

    const gchar* gtk_about_dialog_get_name      (GtkAboutDialog *about);

Returns the program name displayed in the about dialog.

`about` : | a GtkAboutDialog
Returns : | The program name. The string is owned by the about dialog and must not be modified.

Since 2.6

### gtk_about_dialog_set_name ()

    void        gtk_about_dialog_set_name       (GtkAboutDialog *about,
                                                 const gchar *name);

Sets the name to display in the about dialog. If this is not set, it defaults to `g_get_application_name()`.

`about` : | a GtkAboutDialog
`name` : | the program name

Since 2.6

### gtk_about_dialog_get_version ()

    const gchar* gtk_about_dialog_get_version   (GtkAboutDialog *about);

Returns the version string.

`about` : | a GtkAboutDialog
Returns : | The version string. The string is owned by the about dialog and must not be modified.

Since 2.6

### gtk_about_dialog_set_version ()

    void        gtk_about_dialog_set_version    (GtkAboutDialog *about,
                                                 const gchar *version);

Sets the version string to display in the about dialog.

`about` : | a GtkAboutDialog
`version` : | the version string

Since 2.6

### gtk_about_dialog_get_copyright ()

    const gchar* gtk_about_dialog_get_copyright (GtkAboutDialog *about);

Returns the copyright string.

`about` : | a GtkAboutDialog
Returns : | The copyright string. The string is owned by the about dialog and must not be modified.

Since 2.6

### gtk_about_dialog_set_copyright ()

    void        gtk_about_dialog_set_copyright  (GtkAboutDialog *about,
                                                 const gchar *copyright);

Sets the copyright string to display in the about dialog. This should be a short string of one or two lines.

`about` : | a GtkAboutDialog
`copyright` : | the copyright string

Since 2.6

### gtk_about_dialog_get_comments ()

    const gchar* gtk_about_dialog_get_comments  (GtkAboutDialog *about);

Returns the comments string.

`about` : | a GtkAboutDialog
Returns : | The comments. The string is owned by the about dialog and must not be modified.

Since 2.6

### gtk_about_dialog_set_comments ()

    void        gtk_about_dialog_set_comments   (GtkAboutDialog *about,
                                                 const gchar *comments);

Sets the comments string to display in the about dialog. This should be a short string of one or two lines.

`about` : | a GtkAboutDialog
`comments` : | a comments string

Since 2.6

### gtk_about_dialog_get_license ()

    const gchar* gtk_about_dialog_get_license   (GtkAboutDialog *about);

Returns the license information.

`about` : | a GtkAboutDialog
Returns : | The license information. The string is owned by the about dialog and must not be modified.

Since 2.6

### gtk_about_dialog_set_license ()

    void        gtk_about_dialog_set_license    (GtkAboutDialog *about,
                                                 const gchar *license);

Sets the license information to be displayed in the secondary license dialog. If `license` is `NULL`, the license button is hidden.

`about` : | a GtkAboutDialog
`license` : | the license information or `NULL`

Since 2.6

### gtk_about_dialog_get_website ()

    const gchar* gtk_about_dialog_get_website   (GtkAboutDialog *about);

Returns the website URL.

`about` : | a GtkAboutDialog
Returns : | The website URL. The string is owned by the about dialog and must not be modified.

Since 2.6

### gtk_about_dialog_set_website ()

    void        gtk_about_dialog_set_website    (GtkAboutDialog *about,
                                                 const gchar *website);

Sets the URL to use for the website link.

`about` : | a GtkAboutDialog
`website` : | a URL string starting with "http://"

Since 2.6

### gtk_about_dialog_get_website_label ()

    const gchar* gtk_about_dialog_get_website_label
                                                (GtkAboutDialog *about);

Returns the label used for the website link.

`about` : | a GtkAboutDialog
Returns : | The label used for the website link. The string is owned by the about dialog and must not be modified.

Since 2.6

### gtk_about_dialog_set_website_label ()

    void        gtk_about_dialog_set_website_label
                                                (GtkAboutDialog *about,
                                                 const gchar *website_label);

Sets the label to be used for the website link. It defaults to the website URL.

`about` : | a GtkAboutDialog
`website_label` : | the label used for the website link

Since 2.6

### gtk_about_dialog_get_authors ()

    const gchar* const * gtk_about_dialog_get_authors
                                                (GtkAboutDialog *about);

Returns the string which are displayed in the authors tab of the secondary credits dialog.

`about` : | a GtkAboutDialog
Returns : | A `NULL`-terminated string array containing the authors. The array is owned by the about dialog and must not be modified.

Since 2.6

### gtk_about_dialog_set_authors ()

    void        gtk_about_dialog_set_authors    (GtkAboutDialog *about,
                                                 const gchar **authors);

Sets the strings which are displayed in the authors tab of the secondary credits dialog.

`about` : | a GtkAboutDialog
`authors` : | a `NULL`-terminated array of strings

Since 2.6

### gtk_about_dialog_get_artists ()

    const gchar* const * gtk_about_dialog_get_artists
                                                (GtkAboutDialog *about);

Returns the string which are displayed in the artists tab of the secondary credits dialog.

`about` : | a GtkAboutDialog
Returns : | A `NULL`-terminated string array containing the artists. The array is owned by the about dialog and must not be modified.

Since 2.6

### gtk_about_dialog_set_artists ()

    void        gtk_about_dialog_set_artists    (GtkAboutDialog *about,
                                                 const gchar **artists);

Sets the strings which are displayed in the artists tab of the secondary credits dialog.

`about` : | a GtkAboutDialog
`artists` : | a `NULL`-terminated array of strings

Since 2.6

### gtk_about_dialog_get_documenters ()

    const gchar* const * gtk_about_dialog_get_documenters
                                                (GtkAboutDialog *about);

Returns the string which are displayed in the documenters tab of the secondary credits dialog.

`about` : | a GtkAboutDialog
Returns : | A `NULL`-terminated string array containing the documenters. The array is owned by the about dialog and must not be modified.

Since 2.6

### gtk_about_dialog_set_documenters ()

    void        gtk_about_dialog_set_documenters
                                                (GtkAboutDialog *about,
                                                 const gchar **documenters);

Sets the strings which are displayed in the documenters tab of the secondary credits dialog.

`about` : | a GtkAboutDialog
`documenters` : | a `NULL`-terminated array of strings

Since 2.6

### gtk_about_dialog_get_translator_credits ()

    const gchar* gtk_about_dialog_get_translator_credits
                                                (GtkAboutDialog *about);

Returns the translator credits string which is displayed in the translators tab of the secondary credits dialog.

`about` : | a GtkAboutDialog
Returns : | The translator credits string. The string is owned by the about dialog and must not be modified.

Since 2.6

### gtk_about_dialog_set_translator_credits ()

    void        gtk_about_dialog_set_translator_credits
                                                (GtkAboutDialog *about,
                                                 const gchar *translator_credits);

Sets the translator credits string which is displayed in the translators tab of the secondary credits dialog.

The intended use for this string is to display the translator of the language which is currently used in the user interface. Using `gettext()`, a simple way to achieve that is to mark the string for translation:

     gtk_about_dialog_set_translator_credits (about, _("translator-credits"));

It is a good idea to use the customary msgid "translator-credits" for this purpose, since translators will already know the purpose of that msgid, and since GtkAboutDialog will detect if "translator-credits" is untranslated and hide the tab.

`about` : | a GtkAboutDialog
`translator_credits` : | the translator credits

Since 2.6

### gtk_about_dialog_get_logo ()

    GdkPixbuf*  gtk_about_dialog_get_logo       (GtkAboutDialog *about);

Returns the pixbuf displayed as logo in the about dialog.

`about` : | a GtkAboutDialog
Returns : | the pixbuf displayed as logo. The pixbuf is owned by the about dialog. If you want to keep a reference to it, you have to call `g_object_ref()` on it.

Since 2.6

### gtk_about_dialog_set_logo ()

    void        gtk_about_dialog_set_logo       (GtkAboutDialog *about,
                                                 GdkPixbuf *logo);

Sets the pixbuf to be displayed as logo in the about dialog. If it is `NULL`, the default window icon set with `gtk_window_set_default_icon()` will be used.

`about` : | a GtkAboutDialog
`logo` : | a GdkPixbuf, or `NULL`

Since 2.6

### gtk_about_dialog_get_logo_icon_name ()

    const gchar* gtk_about_dialog_get_logo_icon_name
                                                (GtkAboutDialog *about);

Returns the icon name displayed as logo in the about dialog.

`about` : | a GtkAboutDialog
Returns : | the icon name displayed as logo. The string is owned by the dialog. If you want to keep a reference to it, you have to call `g_strdup()` on it.

Since 2.6

### gtk_about_dialog_set_logo_icon_name ()

    void        gtk_about_dialog_set_logo_icon_name
                                                (GtkAboutDialog *about,
                                                 const gchar *icon_name);

Sets the pixbuf to be displayed as logo in the about dialog. If it is `NULL`, the default window icon set with `gtk_window_set_default_icon()` will be used.

`about` : | a GtkAboutDialog
`icon_name` : | an icon name, or `NULL`

Since 2.6

### GtkAboutDialogActivateLinkFunc ()

    void        (*GtkAboutDialogActivateLinkFunc)
                                                (GtkAboutDialog *about,
                                                 const gchar *link,
                                                 gpointer data);

The type of a function which is called when a URL or email link is activated.

`about` : | the GtkAboutDialog in which the link was activated
`link` : | the URL or email address to whiche the activated link points
`data` : |

### gtk_about_dialog_set_email_hook ()

    GtkAboutDialogActivateLinkFunc gtk_about_dialog_set_email_hook
                                                (GtkAboutDialogActivateLinkFunc func,
                                                 gpointer data,
                                                 GDestroyNotify destroy);

Installs a global function to be called whenever the user activates an email link in an about dialog.

`func` : | a function to call when an email link is activated.
`data` : | data to pass to `func`
`destroy` : | GDestroyNotify for `data`
Returns : | the previous email hook.

Since 2.6

### gtk_about_dialog_set_url_hook ()

    GtkAboutDialogActivateLinkFunc gtk_about_dialog_set_url_hook
                                                (GtkAboutDialogActivateLinkFunc func,
                                                 gpointer data,
                                                 GDestroyNotify destroy);

Installs a global function to be called whenever the user activates a URL link in an about dialog.

`func` : | a function to call when a URL link is activated.
`data` : | data to pass to `func`
`destroy` : | GDestroyNotify for `data`
Returns : | the previous URL hook.

Since 2.6

### gtk_show_about_dialog ()

    void        gtk_show_about_dialog           (GtkWindow *parent,
                                                 const gchar *first_property_name,
                                                 ...);

This is a convenience function for showing an application's about box. The constructed dialog is associated with the parent window and reused for future invocations of this function.

`parent` : | transient parent, or `NULL` for none
`first_property_name` : | the name of the first property
`...` : | value of first property, followed by more properties, `NULL`-terminated

Since 2.6

## Properties

### The "`artists`" property

      "artists"              GStrv                 : Read / Write

The people who contributed artwork to the program, as a `NULL`-terminated array of strings. Each string may contain email addresses and URLs, which will be displayed as links, see the introduction for more details.

Since 2.6

### The "`authors`" property

      "authors"              GStrv                 : Read / Write

The authors of the program, as a `NULL`-terminated array of strings. Each string may contain email addresses and URLs, which will be displayed as links, see the introduction for more details.

Since 2.6

### The "`comments`" property

      "comments"             gchararray            : Read / Write

Comments about the program. This string is displayed in a label in the main dialog, thus it should be a short explanation of the main purpose of the program, not a detailed list of features.

Default value: NULL

Since 2.6

### The "`copyright`" property

      "copyright"            gchararray            : Read / Write

Copyright information for the program.

Default value: NULL

Since 2.6

### The "`documenters`" property

      "documenters"          GStrv                 : Read / Write

The people documenting the program, as a `NULL`-terminated array of strings. Each string may contain email addresses and URLs, which will be displayed as links, see the introduction for more details.

Since 2.6

### The "`license`" property

      "license"              gchararray            : Read / Write

The license of the program. This string is displayed in a text view in a secondary dialog, therefore it is fine to use a long multi-paragraph text. Note that the text is not wrapped in the text view, thus it must contain the intended linebreaks.

Default value: NULL

Since 2.6

### The "`logo`" property

      "logo"                 GdkPixbuf             : Read / Write

A logo for the about box. If this is not set, it defaults to `gtk_window_get_default_icon_list()`.

Since 2.6

### The "`logo-icon-name`" property

      "logo-icon-name"       gchararray            : Read / Write

A named icon to use as the logo for the about box. This property overrides the logo property.

Default value: NULL

Since 2.6

### The "`name`" property

      "name"                 gchararray            : Read / Write

The name of the program. If this is not set, it defaults to `g_get_application_name()`.

Default value: NULL

Since 2.6

### The "`translator-credits`" property

      "translator-credits"   gchararray            : Read / Write

Credits to the translators. This string should be marked as translatable. The string may contain email addresses and URLs, which will be displayed as links, see the introduction for more details.

Default value: NULL

Since 2.6

### The "`version`" property

      "version"              gchararray            : Read / Write

The version of the program.

Default value: NULL

Since 2.6

### The "`website`" property

      "website"              gchararray            : Read / Write

The URL for the link to the website of the program. This should be a string starting with "http://.

Default value: NULL

Since 2.6

### The "`website-label`" property

      "website-label"        gchararray            : Read / Write

The label for the link to the website of the program. If this is not set, it defaults to the URL specified in the website property.

Default value: NULL

Since 2.6

## Style Properties

### The "`link-color`" style property

      "link-color"           GdkColor              : Read

Color of hyperlinks.

## See Also

GTK_STOCK_ABOUT